Apparatus for treating and storing water.



H. GIESSEL & G. A. SOHROYER.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING AND STORING WATER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7,1910

Patented June 24,1913.

H. GIESSEL & G. A. SCHROYER. APPARATUS FOR TREATING AND STORING WATER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7,1910

Patented June 24, 1913.

EL GiESSBL & 0. A. SOHROYER.

AFPARATUS FOR TREATING AND STORING WATER.

APPLIUATION FILED FBB.7,1910. 1,065,4A2x Patented June 24, 1913.

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H. GIESSEL & G. A. SGHROYER. APPARATUS FOR TREATING AND STORING WATER. APPLICATION FILED FEB.7, 1910.

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i H. GIESSEL & 0. A.'SGHROYER.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING AND STORING WATER.

APPLICATION mum FEB.7,1910.

1,065,442, Patented June 24, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GIESSEL AND CHARLES A. sonnoynn, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING ANDSTORING WATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 7, 1910. Serial N's 542,592.

To all whom it may concern."

Be ityknown that we, HENRY Grosser. and

CHA-nLEs'A. SGIIROYER, citizens of the United States, residingat Chicago, in the county ing, or refilling the same.

Another object is to provide filtering apparatus that shall be easy to clean, simple in construction and elficient.

Another object is 'to provide suitable apparatus for cooling a portion of the water :that is about to be drawn outfor use.

These objects and various others will be come readily apparent :to those skilled in the art on reading the-following specification and claimswhen taken in connect-ion with of our im'ent-ion.

the accompanying drawings. In these drawings we have shown one specific embodiment Figure 1 a general elevation of the complete apparatus, the initial storage tank being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a h0ri-- zontal section on the line 2, 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 an enlarged central vertical'sectionof the filter. Fig. 4 is an elevation of 'the filter, looking in a direction at a right-angle to that froinwhich Fig. 3 is taken. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the secondary storage tank and the cooler. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the secondary storage tank and cooler, the cooler being shown-partly in' section. ,Fig. 7 is a horizontal section of a' water supply tank that may be used in connection with our system. F ig. 8 is a vertical section :of the same. v e

In the particular embodiment :of our invention which we have chosen to illustrate in the drawings, we have shown it as adapted to be installed in a railway passenger coach-having the side wall 15, floor 16 and roof 1718. The initial storage tank 19 is fitted closely under the roof 17 and has an inlet supply pipe 20 leading through the roof 17 and adapted to be closed on the outside y the cap 21 held by the chain 22. This tank 19 also has a vent pipe 23 leading through the roof 17 and hooked over on the .outside so as to prevent the entrance of cinders or other objectionable matter.

A recess 15 (see Figs. 1 and 2) is provided in which the filtering, secondary storage, and cooling apparatus is installed. The

pipe 24 controlled by the valve 25 leads. downward from the initial storage tank 19,-

and thence by the portion designated 26 into the half-shell 27 having a boss 35 at its lower central part. This boss screws upon :the delivery pipe 48 and thus the half-shell 27 is supported. The upper opposed halfshell 28 combines with the half-shell 27 to make a complete casing. The half-shells 27 and 28 are provided with respective flanges 29 and 30. Lugs 31. project out from these flanges at equally spaced intervals and are engaged in opposed pairs by the clamping rings 32, which coact with the clamping screws to draw the flanges 29 and tightly together upon the gasket 34.

A short length of pipe 36 has screw threads 37 at its' lower end which screw into the boss 35, the collar 3 forir ing an abutment which rests against the boss 35.

The pipe 36 has perforations 39 at intervals along its length and is surrounded by the filtering stone 41. This filtering stone is made of natural stone or tripoli block. It is supported .in such a way as to-leave an annular space 402x11 around the pipe 36. At both ends this stone 41 is recessed or countersunk, as indicated by the reference nu- 1nerals42 and 42'. -Within these countersinks are laid soft rubber gaskets 43 and 43, and these are overlaid by washers l4 and 14, each .oit these (washers having its Patented June 241, 1913.

center cup-shaped so as to press upon the gasket only-around its periphery. The cupshaped washer 44 rests against the abutment 38, and the screw cap over the end of the pipe 36 clamps the stone 41 tigh'lzly between the washers 4-4 and 14. The recesses 42 and 42 in the ends of the stone 41 serve to center the stone on the pipe 36. A vent 46 is provided on top of the half-shell 28 and this is normally closed by a screw plug 47.

The annular space 4E0 within the stone 41 is directly connected through the perforations 39 with the interior of the pipe 36. This in turn connects through the boss 35 to the pipes?) from which .a branch pipe 50 leads up through the roof as a vent, the outer extremity 51 being turnedover so as to prevent cinders and dirt from entering. The pipe 49 leads directly into the. top of the secondary storage tank 52, which is supported by brackets 53 on the side wall 15. A faucet 5 1 is provided by which uncololed but filtered water may be drawn from the tank 52 if so desired. The bottom of the tank 52 slopes downwardly and rearwardly to the discharge pipe 56.

A cooling chamber is provided beneath the secondary storage tank 52 having an inner round or oval cylindrical wall 57 and a corresponding outer cylindrical wall 58 with an air space 59 between them. The bottom of this cooling chamber is designated (30 on the drawing and issupported in a forwardly and downwardly sloping position by means of the wooden bottom 61. The air space 59 is closed above by the wall 62. The top cover 64: may be removed by means of the handle 65 when it is desired to put ice in the chamber.

Within the cooling chamber supported just above the bottom thereof by means of the spacer blocks 67 is a shallow completely closed inner tank 66. The pipe 56 which leads from the secondary storage tank 52. passes down in the air space 59 and through the inner wall 57 into the inner cooling tank 06. On top of the cooling tank 66 is laid a sheet of corrugated metal 68 to support the ice 69. An opening 70 leads in a vertical direction through the tank 66 and the drain outlet nipple 78 in alinemcnt with this opening 70 leads from the bottom 60 of the main cooling chamber. This drain outlet nipple 78 is closed by a screw plug 79 on the lower end of a long standard 76 which may be manipulated by means of a handle 77 at its upper end.

The pipe 71 leads through the double wall of the ice chamber, connecting with the cold water tank 66 at its inner end and terminao ing outside in the flange 73. The faucet. 75 has screw threaded engagement at 72 with the pipe 71, the flange 74 abutting against the flange 73. The ice chamber stands in a tray 80 which has a depressed pocket 81 directly beneath the faucet 75. In-the bottom of thispocket 81 is a grid 82 on which a glass or other receptacle-hwy be placed to receive water from the faucet 75. Behind below the drain nipple 78. The two pockets 8 1 and 81 are separated by a partition 81" in which there is a hole 81 to permit drain age from pocket 81 to pocket 81. The conduit 2et26 has a descending branch 24 with a valve 84 therein. The drain pipe 83 leads from the bottom of thepocket 81 and con nects with the pipe 24. The standards 101 are adapted to have their ends slipped into the sockets 102 at the sides of the secondary the pocket 81 is another pocket 81. directly storage tank 52- and the cooling chamber 58,

thus assisting in supporting the tank 52 on the' chamber 58. After the standards 101 are put in place, in assembling thedevice, the union 108 is drawn tight thus tying the parts together. The standard 76 is made hollow at its lower part with an overflow conduit 104:; thus when the plug 79 is closed the melted ice-water stands in the chamber 58 surrounding the coo-ling tank 66.

In normal operation the valve 25 is kept openand the valve 84: is closed. \Vater is introduced into the initial storage chamber 19 through the filling pipe 20, the air in the tank 19 escaping through the vent 23. This water flows from the tank 19 through the supply pipe 2426 (the valve 25 being open) and discharges into the casing. 27-28 around the stone 41. At starting the vent 4Gt7 is opened so as to let all the air escape from the casing 27-28 so that it will entirely fill with the water from the tank 19. The water within the casing 27-28 percolates through the stone 41 into the central annular space 40, leaving the suspended impurities on the outside surface of the stone. Thence the water flows through the perforations 39 into the pipe 36 and down through the pipe .49 into the secondary storage tank 52 and thence into the cooling tank 60. Any air that may be initially contained in the tanks 52 or 60 will escape by means of the pipe 50-51. The u'atcr'in the cooling tank 66 will be cooled by the ice ('39, but of course will not be contaminated by any impurities in the ice 69. Cold water can be drawn off by means of the faucet 75. Uncooled water for domestic use, surgical purposes, etc, can be drawn off from the faucet WVhencver water is drawn oil' through one of these two faucets the water level will fall in the pipe 50 and tank 52, the vacant space filling with air entering through the goosc-neck 51. But the water will filter slowly through the stone 41 and will bring this water level up again. The tray pocket 81 drains through the opening '81 into the stone 41.

-be observed that the openin pocket 81.

-thus"water from the tank 19 will, be prevented from entering the casing and the water contained in the casing will be drained out through the valve 84. Next the clamps 32 33 may be unscrewed and the upper half-shell 28 removed, thus giving access to l the stone 41. The upper half-shell 28 is purposely made larger than the lower halfshell 27 in order Furthermore, the stone 41 can be removed by unscrewing the joint 37-35, and then it can be removed to any convenient place to be cleanedor sterilized. It will g into pipe 26 from casing 27-28 18 below the top of boss 35, so that'any water in the casing will not drain into pipe 49 when the stone 41 is removed, but will drain out through pipe 20. After the stone 41 has been cleaned and the casing reassembled by means of the clamps 32%33, the valve 84 may be closed and the valve 25 opened, the vent 46-47 being left open until the casing 27-28 fills with water. When it is desired to completely drain the entire outfit, as for example when the cards to stand unheated in the yards in winter, this may be accomplished by opening the valves 25, S4 and 75, the vent 46 47 and the drain plug 79. The two rubber gaskets 43 and 43 are made with their holes somewhat smaller than "the outside boundary of the pipe 36 which they are intended to surround. Thus when they are pushed upon this pipe, their inner edges are deflected a little to one side of the general plane of each gasket, and embrace the pipe tightly. The cup shape that is given to the washers 44 and 4-4 accommodates the deflected portion of the gas kets just referred to. If desired the tank 19 may be omitted and the pipe 24 connected to any other source of supply. For example if the apparatus is to be used in a stationary locati n the city water main.

In case the city water main were connected directly to the pipe 24, this would put the tiltcr under the full pressure of the m'ain, and tilt pipe 50 would have to extend up to a very great height. 111 such cases, therefore, it may be tlt'Sil'tlblU to interposc the 'ap paratus shown in Figs. 7 and 8. 90 is a small tank which may be secured to the wall by suitable means. connected to the inlet pipe 92 and the tank has a removable cover 9; The arm 95 is pivoted at 94 and carries a rubber valve to-give complete access to I pipc 24 may be connected to the The city water main is l l member 96 which coacts with the end 97 of l the pipe 92. The arm l 98 at its end. The overflow pipe 99 is intended to connect with the pipe 24 at a point 1 below the valve 84. In case this auxiliary 1 tank is used its outlet will be connected to the pipe 2-1 above the valve 25. \Vhen this auxiliary device shown in Figs. 7 and 8 is nset, u (1 a ei unte p c s e i in through the pipe 92 until it fills the tank 90 to a level suflicient to raise the float 98 to close the valve 9(3-97. Thus there will always be water under a moderate head to flow into the pipe 24 and supply the filter. If by valve 96-4)? should leak,

the tank will overflow tirough the pipe 99,

and the overflow will'not do any harm.

i It will be observed that the device is es pecially adapted to save labor when used on railway passenger coaches. The only attention needed en route will be to keep the tank 19 filled through the inlet pipe 20 and to keep ice in the ice chamber. \Vhen the y car is being overhauled and cleaned the fil- Ier can also be cleaned. The design of the tank 52 with its bottom sloping downwardly and rearwardly as indicated by the reference numeral is such as to facilitate introducing the ice into the ice chamber.

We claim: I

1. In combination, a passenger coach, a water tank fitted closely under the roof thereof, a filling pipe and a vent pipe leading through the roof from said tank, a filter l below the tank, a storage tank below the filter, a conduit leading from the water tank to the filter, another conduit leading from the filter to the storage tank, a surface cooler k below the storage tank, a conduit leading through the surface cooler from the storage tank, and a faucet terminating'said conduit.

1 any possibility the 95 carries a float 2. In combination, a filtering chamber, a

filtering stone therein, a water supply con duit leading to the chamber, a dischargeconduit leading therefrom, a storage tank beneath the filtering chamber connected to said discharge conduit, an ice chamber below the storage chamber, a cold water tank within the ice chamber, a conduit leading from i the storage tank to the cold water tank, a discharge conduit leading from the cold way ter tank, a drainage pipe frcm the said ice I chamber, a branch pipe connecting the said water supply conduittothe said drainage pipe, and a valve in said branch connection. 3. In a device of the class described, a sup- 1 port, an ice'chamber standing thereon, a side lwall adjacent to said chamber, a storage l chamber above the ice chamber supported by i brackets on said side wall, the bottom of said chamber sloping downwardly toward said wall, a cooling tank within the ice-chamber, a conduit leading from the-lowest point of said storage chamber through the sidewalls of the ice chamber to the cooling tank, discharge conduit leading through the side Walls from the cooling tank, a filirring chamber aboi'e the storage chambeig an inlet supply conduit to the fiiuring; chainbi v an outlet supply pipe directly from the lilha mg chamber to the storage cl'zamher mid iaai named pipe serving" to anpp ihe iili' rin chamber upon the Sim "i mll'lbfiil a rah mi branch conduit from sai l inlet duit, and a drainage pipe from chamber.

4. In combination- \vaier lank fitted rl wil i shirage tank i'lireirily l (lnit leading from the into the filter, an il" The filler to he sun 1 directly below Lhe s leading; lhrough the storage tank, and a laurel conduit.

5. In a device of the claw: iii 1 initial storage tank, a \rardly i'ln-rel'rcnn a vane in mm: pipe, :1 filler casing: conneciml lo sairl pipe. a ih 1 pending branch pipe conn rim: to Saiiil first mentioned pipe at, a thereiin a eermnl ralw iu'iili branch pipe a storage tank below he filler easin a i s (mnnei'tii j (he fiiiicr caning to lie laa l nicntlUIlLd slorage tank mill :1 branci vent pipe from Siiill last named pipe 0 i(iii: n: illill having an open end iernn: top of the initial si nage 6, In a .lerice of the cl source f water I I exienlling dmvnvhirill r ,lierei ron z ii ii a a er happi y said branch pipe having a \ali'v lherein.

T. ln :1 ilei'n'c of ilw class ilesrribeih a filler (m-inn. a stern r ianl; below the same.

the valve in the said waler supply pipe. il l branch pipe and Saul drainage pipe being ccnnected togciher to a ronnnun outlet and a pipe connecting; lhenn a double \iallei'l i chamber below the sio'ragc tank a pipe iron: the siorafi'e ianh passing loan between the inner and outer thicknesses of the double Wall of the ice chamber and branching through the inner thickness into the icel lower end n.

he valve 1 5 inn ihrongii chamber, a Water chamber connected to said pipe Within iii chamber, a faucet projecting; from the water Cllflll'limjl' ori; ii: rough the double Wfiii E 'pe leading downwardly by {he side of the .iilier easing the lower part; ishere jif a aml connected fie i aired branch from. sup exlending; rardlyl, a a pipe from the Hi we member ihere wiih.

In a de'iice oi the class described; a wnrce of water 'pply, vcrtir .l pipe connected at ifs n r end to said source of \raicr snpglr mil ejrlcnaion from {he a re he in aairl pipe ii 1 iii 1 air.

, al a a second. valve in an ice cln mber hel i I 1 V a rim-nun: leaning lroia the ice chamlmr L n r chamber 002% 'criherl, a we iixiler said c porz ir Till fa nlz, lower exiwr:

woniiiimiiozn a pamzcnger beach, a

...ly under the roof thereof, a filling: pipe and a vent pipe lead-- i'la, r of from said tank, a filler below the rank, a slim 'age tank below ihc filter, a condo lmuling from the waterlanh to lhe fill :in'mlhcr conzlnit lealling fawn (he i r m the at rage tanln Surface conler helm; lh storage tank a (unrinii imp hing ihrcngl'i the surface coelr-r frmn the storage lank. a fancel terminating said mama. and vertical Sirnls supporting the said slo age tank upon vibe said surface cooler.

12. In coinbinalion, a passenger coach, a Water tank fitted closely under the roof In testimony whereof, we have subscribed. our namee.

HENRY GIESSEL. CHARLES A. SCIIROYER. Witnesses to the signature of Henry Giessel:

(Ann A. Brannon, Fwmncn A. FLORELL. Witnesses to the signature of Charles A. Schroyer Jonn C. From. G.

thereof, a filling pipe and a vent pipe lead ing through the root from said tank, a filter 2 heir-w the tank, a storage tankhelow the filter, a conduit leading from the water tank to the filter, another conduit leading from the filter to the storage tank, a surface cooler belowv the storage. tank, a conduit leading through the surface cooler from the storage tank, a faucet terminating said conduit, and a valved drainage branch leading downwardly from said conduit from the water tank before it enters the said filter.

STEVENSON, CHAPLIN 

